Nigeria, May 10 -- Why the Yoruba is the Wealthiest Ethnic Group in Africa

This article will most certainly provoke a wide range of reactions, and maybe disagreements. When it comes to entrepreneurship and business talk in Nigeria or Africa, most people won't even mention the Yoruba as a commercial people. Yet, it is the ethnic group with the largest number of billionaires, not just in Nigeria but even in Africa as a whole.

Most people don't count the Yoruba as being entrepreneurial because to most of our people, trade and hustle is what we call business. The Yoruba people, indeed, are not big in hustling, nor can they be said to be great traders. The Igbos and Fulani do a better job in these aspects.

The reason why most people will te...